New Music Critique: Megan Davies

Urgent, impassioned and whip-smart, singer-songwriter Megan Davies quickly impresses us as a relatable artist with a powerful point of view and a willingness to ask profound, demanding questions of herself and others. In “Only Us” her tremulous vocals scale up and down confidently as she examines what true love means. She sings about searching for a life’s path and standing up with conviction with “no apologies” on the hooky “Black and White.” Her rebellious side emerges on the catchy “Blind Fools” where she refuses to accept the world’s commonly accepted lies. The song has a brief, effective veer into hip-hop, a vocal style that dovetails with the overall arrangement. Smart, substantial artist.